Author Topic: SPAD VII - Air & Space Museum (Paris) (Read 1835 times)

Jim · « **on:** January 11, 2014, 07:53:50 PM »

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111918332@N02/sets/72157639646313613/

I've embedded only a few choice photos. See above link to view the rest...

Nigel Jackson · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2014, 07:59:53 PM »

Thanks Jim and what a scruffy looking thing it is too! I notice the setting and wonder if at some stage someone's had a go at subsequent weathering or is it just wear and tear?

Best wishes
Nigel

Des · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2014, 08:03:14 PM »

She looks to be a very well worn Spad, thanks Jim for the wonderful photos.

Des.

IFF1418 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2014, 08:15:36 PM »

Hello Jim,

Tremendous foto's, thank you for all your posts. Did you travel in the whole of Europe?

Kind regards
Patrick

Jim · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2014, 08:21:21 PM »

Nigel/Des - This SPAD was flown by Georges Guynemer and is not a reproduction, which explains its 'scruffy' and 'worn' appearance...A real piece of history!

Hi Patrick - Just there to spend Xmas with my wife's sister's family in London. Unfortunately, the only other cities we got to were Paris and Reims, though I talked her into a visit to the Air & Space museum. Fortunately, she is very understanding.

Ernie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2014, 12:02:16 AM »

Superb photos of the SPAD, Jim. Besides a priceless artifact, it is a wonderful
lesson in weathering...maybe not to the extreme, but a storehouse of ideas.

Cheers,
Ernie

IFF1418 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2014, 12:13:22 AM »

Seeing the Spad of Guynemer, I remebered I had taken a photo of his monument in Poelkappele (Western Flanders). Here it is :

Pretty much the same as his plane.

Kind regards
Patrick

Ernie · « **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2014, 12:17:56 AM »

For anyone interested in famous aviators of the great war, that would
certainly grab your attention when first seeing the crane. It could be
no-one else. Lovely photo, Patrick.

Cheers,
Ernie

ALBATROS1234 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2014, 03:57:45 PM »

if i'm not mistaken this is actually guynemeyers spad in "as is" condition from back in the day. so no 1:1 weathering there.

pepperman42 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2014, 01:47:08 AM »

One of the only places we ran out of time getting to. All well..back to Paris!!!! Great pics and thanx for posting.

. So were they Cranes or Storks?

Steve (Crane)

lcarroll · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2014, 06:07:21 AM »

Thanks for making these available to us, Jim. The Memorial is magnificent and the SPAD a real surprise; I didn't know it existed. What an incredible piece of history and a priceless artifact.
Cheers,
Lance

ALBATROS1234 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2014, 01:40:45 PM »

yes lance its an awesome artifact.here is a link to the daddy of all the ww1 forums(you will recognise some names if you poke around the modellers galleries)this is one of the first places i go when i am starting a build . many of the museum craft are there.

http://www.wwi-models.org/Photos/index.html

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